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Court staff member offers dismissal if mother buys breakfast, transcript shows
Summary
A transcript of a Municipal Court of Providence hearing records a court staff member offering to dismiss a charge if the defendant's mother buys the defendant breakfast; the exchange mentions fines of $50 and $100 and does not show a formal docket entry for dismissal.
At the Municipal Court of Providence, a court staff member told a person appearing before the court that the charge against them would be dismissed if the person’s mother bought them breakfast, according to a transcript of the exchange.
The staff member outlined options for the fine during a short conversation, naming amounts of $50 and an “original fine” of $100 before offering the dismissal conditioned on the mother buying breakfast. The staff member said, “If she buys you breakfast when you leave, then I'll…
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